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+# Jekyll
+
+[![Build Status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/mojombo/jekyll.png)](https://travis-ci.org/mojombo/jekyll)
+[![Code Climate](https://codeclimate.com/github/mojombo/jekyll.png)](https://codeclimate.com/github/mojombo/jekyll)
+
+By Tom Preston-Werner, Nick Quaranto, and many awesome contributors!
+
+Jekyll is a simple, blog aware, static site generator. It takes a template directory (representing the raw form of a website), runs it through Textile or Markdown and Liquid converters, and spits out a complete, static website suitable for serving with Apache or your favorite web server. This is also the engine behind [GitHub Pages](http://pages.github.com), which you can use to host your project's page or blog right here from GitHub.
+
+## Getting Started
+
+* [Install](http://jekyllrb.com/docs/installation/) the gem
+* Read up about its [Usage](http://jekyllrb.com/docs/usage/) and [Configuration](http://jekyllrb.com/docs/configuration/)
+* Take a gander at some existing [Sites](http://wiki.github.com/mojombo/jekyll/sites)
+* Fork and [Contribute](https://github.com/mojombo/jekyll/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) your own modifications
+* Have questions? Post them on the [Mailing List](http://groups.google.com/group/jekyll-rb)
+
+## Diving In
+
+* [Migrate](http://jekyllrb.com/docs/migrations/) from your previous system
+* Learn how the [YAML Front Matter](http://jekyllrb.com/docs/frontmatter/) works
+* Put information on your site with [Variables](http://jekyllrb.com/docs/variables/)
+* Customize the [Permalinks](http://jekyllrb.com/docs/permalinks/) your posts are generated with
+* Use the built-in [Liquid Extensions](http://jekyllrb.com/docs/templates/) to make your life easier
+* Use custom [Plugins](http://jekyllrb.com/docs/plugins/) to generate content specific to your site
+
+## Runtime Dependencies
+
+* Classifier: Generating related posts (Ruby)
+* Directory Watcher: Auto-regeneration of sites (Ruby)
+* Kramdown: Markdown-superset converter (Ruby)
+* Liquid: Templating system (Ruby)
+* Maruku: Default markdown engine (Ruby)
+
+## Developer Dependencies
+
+* RDiscount: Discount Markdown Processor (Ruby)
+* RedCloth: Textile support (Ruby)
+* RedGreen: Nicer test output (Ruby)
+* RR: Mocking (Ruby)
+* Shoulda: Test framework (Ruby)
+
+## License
+
+See [LICENSE](https://github.com/mojombo/jekyll/blob/master/LICENSE).
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-h1. Jekyll
-
-!https://travis-ci.org/mojombo/jekyll.png?branch=master!:https://travis-ci.org/mojombo/jekyll
-"!https://codeclimate.com/github/mojombo/jekyll.png!":https://codeclimate.com/github/mojombo/jekyll
-
-By Tom Preston-Werner, Nick Quaranto, and many awesome contributors!
-
-Jekyll is a simple, blog aware, static site generator. It takes a template directory (representing the raw form of a website), runs it through Textile or Markdown and Liquid converters, and spits out a complete, static website suitable for serving with Apache or your favorite web server. This is also the engine behind "GitHub Pages":http://pages.github.com, which you can use to host your project's page or blog right here from GitHub.
-
-h2. Getting Started
-
-* "Install":http://jekyllrb.com/docs/installation/ the gem
-* Read up about its "Usage":http://jekyllrb.com/docs/usage/ and "Configuration":http://jekyllrb.com/docs/configuration/
-* Take a gander at some existing "Sites":http://wiki.github.com/mojombo/jekyll/sites
-* Fork and "Contribute":https://github.com/mojombo/jekyll/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md your own modifications
-* Have questions? Post them on the "Mailing List":http://groups.google.com/group/jekyll-rb
-
-h2. Diving In
-
-* "Migrate":http://jekyllrb.com/docs/migrations/ from your previous system
-* Learn how the "YAML Front Matter":http://jekyllrb.com/docs/frontmatter/ works
-* Put information on your site with "Variables":http://jekyllrb.com/docs/variables/
-* Customize the "Permalinks":http://jekyllrb.com/docs/permalinks/ your posts are generated with
-* Use the built-in "Liquid Extensions":http://jekyllrb.com/docs/templates/ to make your life easier
-* Use custom "Plugins":http://jekyllrb.com/docs/plugins/ to generate content specific to your site
-
-h2. Runtime Dependencies
-
-* Classifier: Generating related posts (Ruby)
-* Directory Watcher: Auto-regeneration of sites (Ruby)
-* Kramdown: Markdown-superset converter (Ruby)
-* Liquid: Templating system (Ruby)
-* Maruku: Default markdown engine (Ruby)
-
-h2. Developer Dependencies
-
-* RDiscount: Discount Markdown Processor (Ruby)
-* RedCloth: Textile support (Ruby)
-* RedGreen: Nicer test output (Ruby)
-* RR: Mocking (Ruby)
-* Shoulda: Test framework (Ruby)
-
-h2. License
-
-See "LICENSE":https://github.com/mojombo/jekyll/blob/master/LICENSE.